Qualifying additional component suppliers is not quite the same thing as abandoning components made by companies like Sony and Samsung and pivoting to China. >

Qualifying additional component suppliers is not quite the same thing as abandoning components made by companies like Sony and Samsung and pivoting to China. >The Nikkei Asian Review says Apple is "aggressively testing" screens made by the Chinese company, as it considers taking on BOE as an OLED supplier to cut costs and reduce its reliance on Samsung, which is believed to be Apple's primary supplier of OLED displays. Apple is seeking to diversify its supply chain as much as possible. The company often tries to secure at least two suppliers for any given component in order to reduce its supply chain risk and improve its bargaining position. https://www.macrumors.com/2019/08/21/apple-aggressively-testing-oled-displays-from-chinas-boe-for-2020-iphone-lineup/ https://www.macrumors.com/2019/08/21/apple-aggressively-test... That Chinese company, BOE, didn't manage to pass the necessary QC testing until late last year. >The Beijing-based display maker began shipping a small number of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays for the 6.1-inch iPhone 13 in late September https://www.macrumors.com/2021/10/13/oled-to-supply-oled-panels-iphone-13/ https://www.macrumors.com/2021/10/13/oled-to-supply-oled-pan...